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VP of IT Infrastructure & Operations

Job

  • Level
    Lead
  • Location
    Karlsruhe, Munich
  • Working Model
    Hybrid, Onsite
  • Job Field
    IT, Network, System
  • Employment Type
    Full Time
  • Contract Type
    Permanent employment

Job Summary

In this role, you lead the operations and platform development for a highly available web portal, optimize IT operations with over 100 staff, and manage extensive infrastructure projects across multiple locations.

Job Technologies

Your role in the team

  • Do you have experience in high-availability 24/7 operation of web, mobile, or financial services with millions of customers and high traffic? Are you comfortable working in both bare metal and virtualized or containerized environments? For you, continuous optimization in the agile sense means not only technology but also organization and culture?
  • Do you also have a clear idea of what a modern, scalable IT operations landscape and collaboration with development should look like in the future? Can you inspire your teams for this as well? Then we are looking for exactly you!
  • Take over the operation and platform development for Germany's largest web portal with over 10 billion page impressions per month and more than 50,000 hosts.
  • You manage an agile, hybrid operations division consisting of five departments spread across three locations.
  • You actively contribute to the design of system architectures as well as to the strategic and technical roadmap development.
  • You are responsible for CAPEX and OPEX budgets and coordinate strategic investments with top management.
  • You define goals, monitor their implementation, and coach or support managers in their personal development.
  • You work closely with software development, product management, as well as our in-house data centers (IONOS) and external colocation partners.
  • You manage large, long-term infrastructure projects, establish suitable project structures and control processes, and keep the project objectives in focus.

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Our expectations of you

Education

  • Did you start your career where real technology is created - as a System Administrator, Developer, or Infrastructure Engineer? Do you hold a completed technical degree and have several years of leadership experience in IT Operations - as a Director, VP, Department Head, or CTO? Do you see yourself as a coach and organizational developer, capable of inspiring a team of around 100 employees? Then we should get to know each other!

Qualifications

  • You are familiar with the concepts and requirements of IT and network security, DDoS mitigation, high availability, and BCM.
  • You are up-to-date with the latest IT technologies, have a clear understanding of the technical developments within your organization, and actively drive innovation and architecture forward.
  • You have a good understanding of the concepts, applications, and limitations of Ceph, Kubernetes, Cassandra, Prometheus, Elasticsearch, HA-Proxy, BGP, and others.
  • You work in a results-oriented manner, are structured, and open to constructive discussions and feedback.

Experience

  • You have experience in system and software design of distributed systems.

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What we offer

  • As an employer, United Internet offers interesting jobs with exciting projects, individual training opportunities, and good prospects.
  • Our collaboration is characterized by flat hierarchies and short decision-making processes.
  • A positive error culture and open feedback are in demand!
  • To support sustainable and flexible mobility, we provide our employees with attractive benefits packages.
  • This way, you can lease your individual dream bike at favorable conditions through JobRad.
  • This offer is additionally subsidized financially by us.
  • Or you use public transportation and benefit from a subsidy for the Deutschlandticket.
  • We celebrate team successes: At United Internet, there are legendary celebrations.
  • And our versatile workshops and team events foster a special sense of cohesion.
  • Many of our positions allow for remote work from home and flexible scheduling of working hours.
  • Our employees benefit from attractive pension schemes.
  • This includes, among other things, modern options for financial security that support wealth accumulation.
  • Our health and sports offerings, for example, covering topics such as ergonomics, exercise, and nutrition, complete the portfolio.
  • The goal is to provide a work environment where all colleagues can not only develop professionally but also be well prepared for their private future.
  • Our employees benefit from a variety of discounts on products and services offered by our group, such as discounted DSL and mobile phone contracts.
  • In addition, we offer exclusive price advantages for selected leisure and partner offers.
  • Strengths are individual - and that's a good thing!
  • Our extensive range of development programs offers great opportunities for personal and professional growth.
  • From e-learning courses, training sessions, conferences, or mentoring - we learn from, for, and with each other to grow together.
  • To provide our employees with a productive and pleasant working environment, we rely on state-of-the-art technology.
  • This includes powerful hardware, ergonomic accessories, and the latest software tools for efficient collaboration.

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Job Locations

  • Location Munich

    Bayern

    Germany

  • Location Karlsruhe

    Baden-Württemberg

    Germany

About Your Employer

United Internet AG

United Internet AG

As the leading provider of communication solutions in Germany, we offer our users a safe and reliable way to communicate with our strong brands: 1&1, GMX, WEB.DE, and mail.com—despite handling 500 million incoming emails every day!

Description

  • Company Type
    Established Company
  • Working Model
    Full Remote, Hybrid, Onsite
  • Industry
    Internet, IT, Telecommunication

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  • Career Growth

    3.2
  • Engineering

    3.3
  • Workingconditions

    3.8
  • Culture

    3.2
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Logo United Internet AG

VP of IT Infrastructure & Operations

Location
Karlsruhe, Munich
Working Model
Hybrid, Onsite
Diversity
Open for all genders

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